VS Code package in my applications folder is 600+ MB.

The Electron Framework.framework it contains is 400+ MB alone. I don't understand where you come up with your 90 MB figure?

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ethmarks 8 hours ago | parent [-]

The VSCodeUserSetup file from https://code.visualstudio.com/download is in the 90MB range.

Perhaps this file is just the installer and the actual system files are much larger? Or maybe your 400MB figure comes from a bloated install? Just speculating here.

	▲	piperswe 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Presumably the setup file is compressed, and the installation on disk isn't